Hay-stacker.



W. S. INBODY.

HAY STAGKER.

APPLIOATION IILED FEB.6,1909.

543 Patented May 31, 1910.

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HAY-STACKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 31, 1910.

Application filed February 6, 1909. Serial No. 476,466.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. INBooY, a citizen of the United States,residing at McComb, in the county of Hancock and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Stackers, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to a stacker.

The object of my invention is to provide a light readily operated deviceadapted to be used in the field for stacking hay, straw and the likearranged so that the stack may be carried to any desired height, afurther object being to provide a stacker having a drum upon which thehoisting rope is wound when not in use.

A further object is to provide a means whereby the mast may be rotatedby the draft animal when the same is to be swung in a circle.

With these and other objects in view, the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter morefully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, it beingunderstood that changes in the specific structure shown and describedmay be made within the scope of the claims without departing from thespirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 shows a side elevation view of a hay stacker embodying myinvention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional detail disclosing the meansemployed in securing the drum to the mast.

In carrying out the object of my invention, I employ a light portablebase 5 of any suitable material which has the central pivotal opening 6.In connection with this base I employ a mast 7 having the lower pivot 8and the upper pivot 9 as disclosed in Fig. 1. Near the upper end Isecure to the mast 7 the gaff 10 supported by means of the brace 12 andsecured to the mast by means of the bolt 11. At its outer end this gaff10 is provided with the eye bolt 13 from which extends the hoisting rope15 passing over the sheave 16 secured to the under for ward side of thegaff and the sheave 17 secured near the base of the gaff. At its lowerend I provide the mast 7 with the sheave 18 and the hoisting rope 15passes over the sheaves 16, 17 and 18 and is then hitched to the cleat4.- carried by the swingletree 20,

from which it extends to the drum 22, upon which it is wound, the end ofthe rope being secured to the drums. The hoisting rope 15 is loopedbetween the terminal eye bolt 13 and the sheave 16 so as to receive theforkcarrying sheave 3 to which a fork of any approved construction issecured and from which extends the trip rope 16 as is used in devices ofthis class. Encompassing the lower end of the mast 7 is the drum 22,which has two notches 27, arranged to receive the stiles 28, secured tothe mast.

In securing or hitching the rope intermediately of its ends, to thecleat, I provide in effect two ropes, the first being the hoist rope 15,and the second the swinging rope section 15 as shown in Fig. 1. In thisfigure the fork 25 is shown as having been partly raised. As theswingletree is carried outward the swinging rope 15 is finally drawntaut, and as the draft continues to move outwardly thereof, the fork iscarried upward, while the drum is partly rotated to swing the gafi overthe stack. The swinging rope section is not brought into play until thefork is to be carried over the stack. The mast is held in'an uprightposition by means of a swivel collar 13 which engages the upper pin 9secured to the mast 7. From the swivel collar extends a number of guideropes or cables 32 which are secured to stakes 33 driven within theground at suitable points. As the stack rises in height a sufficientlength of rope is uncoiled from the drum.

The device is light, portable simple of construction and readily operateAfter the stack has been completed, the operator raises the drum 22 andwinds the rope upon the same so that this rope is protected and held ina neat coiled condition enabling the stacker to be readily transportedwithout any trailing rope.

I do not wish to confine myself to any particular kind of a fork, as anyfork of approved pattern may be used. In shifting and finding newsettings for the mast, the hoisting rope is suitably secured when thestacker is in condition to be dragged by the draft animal fixed to theswingletree 20.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A haystacker comprising a base block having a central pivot opening,a mast having a pivot at each end thereof, the pivot at the lower end ofsaid mast being revolubly engaged within said pivot opening, 'a swivelcollar disposed upon the pin at the upper end of the mast, means securedto said swivel collar and the ground for bracing said mast in a verticalposition, a gaff rigidly secured adjacent the upper end of the mast, ahoisting rope secured to the end of said gafii, sheaves secured to thegaff, one adjacent to the point of attachment to said hoisting rope, andone adjacent the mast, said hoisting rope being looped upon itself anddepending from said securing point and the adjacent sheave, a drumrigidly secured adjacent the lower end of the mast and adapted to movetherewith, a third sheave carried by the mast adjacent to said drum,said hoisting rope being disposed around said sheave, and draft meanssecured to said rope, and to thedrum, the portioh of said draft meansintermediate the hoisting rope and the drum being loosely disposed,whereby the movement of the draft means will raise the looped sectionsaforesaid before the rotation of the drum and mast carried thereby.

2. In a device of the character described, a mast, a base block uponwhich said mast is revolubly mounted, means for bracing said mast in avertical position and revolubly mounting the same from its upper end inconjunction with said base block, a gaff extending outwardly from saidmast andrigidly secured thereto, brace arms for said gafl and securedthereto and to the mast, a hoisting rope secured to the outer end ofsaid gaff, sheaves carried by the gaff, one adjacent to the point ofattachment of said hoisting rope and one adjacent to the mast, said ropedepending from said securing point, said rope also being looped andpassed around said sheaves carried by the gaff, a

'fork carrying sheave carried by the looped portion of said rope, athird sheave secured to the mast adjacent its lower end, a drum rigidlysecured to the mast adjacent its lower end and the sheave lastmentioned, said raise said fork carrying sheaves to such dis- H tance,before said drum is rotated, and the gaff thereby swung into positionwith the mast. r

3. The combination in a device of the character described, of a baseblock having a central pivot opening, a mast provided with pivot pins atits upper and lower ends, the lower pivot being received within saidpivot opening of the base block, a gafl carried by said mast, a hoistingrope secured to one,

end of the gaff, said hoisting rope also being movably mounted on saidgaff and mast at its lower end, a drum mounted on the mast, said ropebeing secured to said drum and adapted to be wound thereon, draft meanssecured to said rope intermediate its mounting on the mast and, itssecuring point to the drum, a portion of said rope between said draftmeans and the drum being slack, stiles disposed on diametricallyopposite sides of,

the mast, the drum being provided with internal notches adapted forsliding movement longitudinally of the mast and over said stiles, to bemoved free of said stiles whereby said drum may be rotated upon themast,

to regulate the amount of slack in said rope for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM S. INBODY. Witnesses:

GEORGE W. INBODY, JOHN E. PRIDDY.

